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T1 The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Preserving the Spirit of Innovation, Experimentation and the Conservation Ethic at the Grassroots Level
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Gupta, Anil K.
K1 intellectual property
K1 innovation
K1 technological innovation
K1 environmental impact assessment
K1 property right
K1 nature conservation
SN 92-807-2338-3
YR 2003
FD 2003
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28023
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28023
NO This paper deals with the complexity of knowledge systems that evolve in a socio-cultural and institutional context. The interaction between private, community and public domain knowledge is analysed to assess the ways in which the contributions of different actors in the conservation as well as evolution of knowledge, innovation and practice can be isolated. The relationship between social, ethical, natural and intellectual capital is then discussed in order to highlight the overlap of intellectual property (a small subset of intellectual capital) with natural, ethical and social capital.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 21, 2026